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digital music stories: 44 news summaries

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 Beatles Break Free of CDs 

Pricey USB drive holds band's remastered studio albums

Nov 5, 09 11:10 AM CST
(Newser) - Beatles songs still aren't available on iTunes, but you can get them on an apple—a USB drive shaped like an apple, that is. EMI is charging a mere $279.99 for all of the band’s remastered studio albums, previously available only on CD, and a slew of video,... More »

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entertainment • music • EMI • digital music • Beatles • apple • remastering • remastered • USB

 Google Moves In 
 on Online Music 

Search giant to partner with streaming/download services

Oct 21, 09 1:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Google is getting into the online music business. TechCrunch has learned that the search giant will partner with iLike and LaLa to integrate clips into its search engine. An announcement is planned for October 28. Both companies allow streaming on first access, a 30-second clip thereafter, and the option to... More »

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Google • Internet • Web 2.0 • mergers and acquisitions • search engine • digital music • iLike • LaLa

LISTEN

 Jacko's Final Single Debuts 

'This Is It' was written in 1991 but left off Dangerous

Oct 12, 09 5:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Jackson's first posthumous single premiered this morning on his website, featuring backing vocals by his brothers. "This Is It" was written for the 1991 album Dangerous, but was cut before the album was released; it will be the only new song on a double CD coming later this... More »

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music • pop music • digital music • Michael Jackson • new release • posthumous • celebrity death • This Is It

Dylan Album Out Early—if You've Got a Citi Card 

Loyal Citibank customers get a 1-week jump on the rest of us

Sep 30, 09 10:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Citibank rewards customers will have first dibs on Bob Dylan’s first-ever Christmas album. The lucky cardholders will be able to download Christmas in the Heart online during the week before Oct. 13, when it goes on sale to the general public. An exec tells Reuters the offer will... More »

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music downloads • Bob Dylan • Citibank • digital music • rewards programs • Christmas album • cardholder

OPINION

Lily Allen Rode Piracy to Fame, But Now It's Not OK?

Singer ripped others' music for own mixes before she was a star

Sep 23, 09 10:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Singer Lily Allen has caused a stir with recent rants against music piracy (and a blog where she posts opinions from like-minded creative pals), but when she was trying to make it, she was guilty of just that offense. Allen included tracks from Jay-Z, Jefferson Airplane and others on mixtapes... More »

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entertainment • music industry • piracy • digital music • hypocrisy • Jay-Z • Lily Allen • Jay-ZTV

TECH REVIEW

 New Zune HD Scores, 
 but Lags on Content 

Microsoft player is best yet, but purchasing media is a drag

Sep 23, 09 6:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Microsoft's Zune music player has long been the iPod's dowdy stepsister, but the new, fourth-generation Zune HD is finally "a portable media player that you can be proud to carry around," says Katherine Boehret of the Wall Street Journal. The new device features a "stunningly vivid" touchscreen,... More »

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Microsoft • music downloads • iPod • digital music • Zune • media player • Zune HD

(Newser) - Apple will unveil a new line of iPods complete with point-and-click cameras on Sept. 9, Apple Insider reports. In addition to the 3.2-megapixel camera—which, according to a “Taiwanese rumor site,” will grace the probable last-generation hard-drive iPod in addition to the Flash-based Nano and Touch—Apple... More »

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social networking • Apple • iPod • digital camera • digital music • hard drives • consumer electronics • flash memory • megapixel • point and shoot

OPINION


 Take Those 
 Tunes Beyond 
 Your iPod 

At least five sites can help

Aug 5, 09 12:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sure, you can listen to the hundreds of gigs of music you have on your computer—but why limit yourself? Mashable lists the top Web sites and applications to help you really utilize your audio library:
  • Last.fm: One of the Web’s most popular music social
... More »

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music • Internet • iTunes • iPod • website • digital music • online music • iPhone applications • Jay-ZTV

OPINION

 Back to the Stone Age: 
 Teen Trades iPod for Walkman 

Teen trades his Apple for a Sony for 1 week

Jun 29, 09 6:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - In honor of the debut 30 years ago this week of the Sony Walkman, 13-year old Scott Campbell tried using the device for a week in place of his iPod. Campbell found the gadget took some getting used to, he writes for the BBC: “It took me three days... More »

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music • Apple • iPod • Sony • digital music • portable media players • cassette tape

(Newser) - The Beatles are getting a long-awaited makeover. The group's entire music collection, including all 12 studio albums released in stereo, is being digitally remastered for release in September, the UK Times reports. It will be the first time the first four Beatles albums will be available in their entirety... More »

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music • Paul McCartney • John Lennon • digital music • Beatles • George Harrison • Ringo Starr • Rock Band • digital transfer • remastering

(Newser) - Faced with crumbling CD sales and a digital market without enough oomph to compensate, online music sellers are slashing prices to lure buyers, the Boston Globe reports. “It is the schoolyard crack dealer approach,” one analyst said. Amazon MP3 offers sought-after albums for $3.99, and others for... More »

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Internet • music industry • digital music • iTunes Store • Amazon MP3 • recording industry • falling prices

(Newser) - Apple today unveiled the newest iteration of its iPod Shuffle, which is just 1.8 inches by 0.3 inches, can speak titles in 14 languages, and holds 1000 songs, Macworld reports. Smaller than a AA battery, it’s half the size of the last version, but more functional. The... More »

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iTunes • Apple • mp3 • digital music • consumer electronics • media player • iPod shuffle

To Combat Digital Piracy, Try Stealing

Composer pitches real-world thievery to help raise awareness

Feb 25, 09 11:47 AM CST
(Newser) - A Hollywood composer wants you to stop illegally downloading music, and he's willing to put his freedom in jeopardy to make his point. Because the public doesn't seem to equate swapping digital files with stealing, Richard Gibbs is pushing for people to swipe other products in a nationwide "day... More »

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music industry • music downloads • theft • iTunes • composer • digital music • Napster • illegal downloading • Digital Millenium Copyright Act • Richard Gibbs • Day of Sharing

Novel Tactics Target Piracy

Tax would give Isle of Man citizens unlimited downloads; Ireland will cut off miscreants

Feb 5, 09 11:42 AM CST
(Newser) - Two European islands are taking opposite approaches to music piracy, the results of which could influence internet policy worldwide. The Isle of Man, between England and Ireland, will charge a $1.45 weekly tax on behalf of record labels to let citizens download music without penalty. Meanwhile, Ireland’s main... More »

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Internet • music industry • piracy • Ireland • digital music • record label • Isle of Man

(Newser) - The music industry ends 2008 in familiar territory: Sales are down for the seventh time in eight years, the Wall Street Journal reports. CD purchases dropped by 20% to 360.6 million as labels continue to adapt to the digital revolution. Apple's iTunes store moved ahead of Wal-Mart to become... More »

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music industry • digital music • CD sales

(Newser) - Atlantic Records has become the first major label to pass a high-tech milestone: More than half of its music sales are now from digital products such as iTunes downloads and ring tones for cell phones. Sales of CDs have been declining across the board in recent years, so it was... More »

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music industry • CDs • digital music • Warner Music • Atlantic Records • record label

opinion

 Put It Away: iPods 
 Are So Yesterday 


Oct 20, 08 6:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Soon iPods will seem as outdated as Walkmans—the only question is whether iTunes goes out the door with them, Kevin Maney writes in Portfolio. Consider how old-fashioned the iPod already is: You pay for downloads, fill up a hard drive with them, and cart them around, "like keeping... More »

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music downloads • iPod • digital music • Zune

(Newser) - Wal-Mart has backed off plans to shut off its DRM server, at least for now, Wired reports. The retail behemoth had warned online music store customers of the upcoming shutdown, which would prevent customers from moving any files they’d already bought. Now, after public outcry, Wal-Mart is relenting—just... More »

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Yahoo • Microsoft • digital music • DRM • digital rights management • Wal-Mart

PRODUCT REVIEW

Zune's Music Discovery System Tops iTunes

Apple, Microsoft take page from Pandora's book in broadening users' horizons

Sep 17, 08 3:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - In test-driving new software from Apple and Microsoft designed to facilitate music discovery for users of their respective media players, Walter Mossberg gives the edge to Zune’s system over rival iTunes’ upgrades. “Though I didn't happen to have as much time to use Zune's software as I did... More »

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Microsoft • iTunes • Apple • iPod • digital music • Zune

 Ringback Tones a Goldmine

Sales expected to triple, to $4.7B, by 2012, new report says

Aug 20, 08 9:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ringback tones—the music callers hear while waiting for the party they’re calling to answer the phone—are sounding less like Justin Timberlake and more like a cash register to wireless providers. Sales of ringback tones should triple to $4.7 billion by 2012, CNET reports. That’s almost... More »

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music industry • digital music • cell phone industry • ringtones • ringback tones

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